
WWE.com’s Masters of the Mic → CM PUNK
“As the shaggy haired Svengali behind the misguided Straight Edge Society, CM Punk was a captivating orator. But the choice of a new generation didn’t break out as WWE’s must-hear Superstar until June 27, 2011 when he hurled a verbal pipe bomb that sent shockwaves through the sports-entertainment industry. Then the reviled puppet master behind The New Nexus, Punk was reborn as the WWE Universe’s favorite antihero as he sat crosslegged on the entrance ramp in a vintage “Stone Cold” Steve Austin T-shirt and addressed everything he despises about WWE. From his admiration for Paul Heyman to his problems with The Rock being in the main event at WrestleMania, The Straight Edge Superstar did what few competitors had done — he said what needed to be said. WWE fans have been hanging on his every word ever since.”
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WWE.com’s Masters of the Mic → CHRIS JERICHO
“Early in his career, Chris Jericho garnered attention for his hilarious interviews that referenced everything from “Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome” to Cheap Trick. But the nefarious Superstar delivered his best promos when he traded his rock T-shirts and adolescent humor for expensive suits and a deadly serious delivery. Fine-tuning his vocabulary and addressing the “petulant tapeworms” in the WWE Universe in a calm, measured fashion, Jericho became obsessed with humiliating rivals and convincing everyone that he is “the best in the world at what he does.” Delusions of grandeur? Perhaps, but there’s no denying his abilities.”
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WWE.com’s Masters of the Mic → DWAYNE “THE ROCK” JOHNSON
“No Superstar in WWE history was better at insulting their rivals than The Rock. Smart, engaging and funny, The People’s Champ could take a Superstar as intimidating as Kane and cut him down to size in the course of a bitingly hilarious monologue that would have the WWE Universe folded over in laughter. The former WWE Champion was such a charismatic presence, he became one of Hollywood’s leading actors, starring in major films like “The Scorpion King.” And in 2007, “smackdown,” one of The Rock’s most-used words, was added to the Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary. How’s that for cultural impact?”
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WWE.com’s Masters of the Mic → “STONE COLD” STEVE AUSTIN
“In the eyes of many, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin went from being a talented competitor who never quite hit it big to one of the most popular Superstar in WWE history in the course of a single interview. It was June 23, 1996 when the former WWE Champion grabbed the microphone after dispatching Jake Roberts to win the King of the Ring and uttered the term, “Austin 3:16.” The speech helped kick off a whole new era in WWE and cemented the WWE Hall of Famer’s reputation as a man worth listening to. No Superstar has ever been as captivating on a microphone - and that’s the bottom line.”
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